Silverfish Longboarding.com's column in Concrete Wave.  Racing, Racing and Racing.

When people say the name “New York,” people think of the town that boasts of itself as the world’s greatest city. This is indeed a New York story, but it has nothing to do with either yellow cabs or Times Square. This is about Madison County in rural upstate New York, where the people are more likely to cook you breakfast than call the cops if they find you sleeping on their front doorstep

A tribute to the downhiller Mecca Mary Hill. Covering the history of this pantheon of speed.

I love this earth. I love skate road trips, waking up inside my tent, unzipping the door, breathing in salt air, studying the furrowed bark of a redwood tree and the sound of sea gulls debating. I enjoy these experiences of nature before I push off on my skateboard to go get a cup of strong coffee and ride the local skate spots.

As a magazine publisher, a number of skate videos cross my desk each year. While each one has a unique quality, I had a sense there was something truly special about “Livin Free.” Little did I realize, when I started to investigate the story behind this video, that it would turn into a four-page story. While “Livin Free” is on its way to becoming a hit in the longboarding world, the story behind the film turns out to be just as intriguing. Turns out that reality doesn’t bite after all.